Charge-sheet against Samrat gets ACC nod

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Sunday approved charge-sheet in a case filed against former Jubo League leader Ismail Hossain Chowdhury Samrat for siphoning off over Tk2.19 billion to Singapore and Malaysia.

Samrat, one of the kingpins of casino business in the country, earned huge amount of money from running and safeguarding casinos in different sporting clubs around the city especially in Fakirapool, Paltan and Kakrail, ACC sources said.

The commission in its investigation found that Samrat siphoned off the illegally earned money to Singapore and Malaysia of which Tk 2.19 billion was cashed in to two casinos in Singapore and Tk 4.85 million in a casino in Malaysia.

After Samrat's arrest and fall of his casino empire, the national anti-graft agency filed a case against the former Jubo League leader and his close aide Enamul Haque Arman on November 12, 2019 on charge of gaining illegal wealth worth of Tk 29.40 million.

During investigating the case, the commission, found documentary evidence of money laundering to the two Asian countries by Samrat.

ACC will soon submit the charge sheet to court against the accused according to the section 27(1) of the Anti-Corruption Commission Act, 2004 and sections 4(2) and 4(3) of the Money Laundering Prevention Act, 2012.

On September 13, 2020, Crime Investigation Division (CID) of police also filed a money laundering case against Samrat and Arman with Ramna Police Station.

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